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Real evidence.:
Though marijuana may not cause schizophrenia, there is a growing body of evidence that it can trigger the illness at an earlier age. And we have known for years that marijuana does cause psychosis in susceptible individuals. For recent data, check out nami.Com.
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Also referred to as cannabis abuse, marijuana abuse is a problematic pattern of marijuana use leading to significant impairment or distress. Problem examples include: failure to fulfill major role obligations, repeated use when it is physically hazardous, repeated legal problems due to marijuana use, or continued use despite social or interpersonal problems.
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Problematic use:
Also referred to as cannabis abuse, marijuana abuse is a problematic pattern of marijuana use leading to significant impairment or distress. Problem examples include: failure to fulfill major role obligations, repeated use when it is physically hazardous, repeated legal problems due to marijuana use, or continued use despite social or interpersonal problems.
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Don't know:
Abuse of either implies dysfunction in business, personal, or health issues. I know people like to say how much more unhealthy someone on alchohol may be and often it is true. However, the intellectual impairment and potential lung/cardiac disease from smoking may be worse for certain people who abuse marijuana.
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Mutual Support Helps:
"fully recovering" may entail participation in a recovering community. This participation may last a lifetime. Many addicts not only have their full functioning restored as part of recovery; they may be more functional than when they started using. Having a parent who participates in the recovery process (e.g. Families anonymous) can be a tremendous support for the child.
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Time and criteria:
Traditional definition is the prescence of disease that affects in the area of compulsion, craving, unable to cut back, having consequences, and increased use along with dependence and tolerance at mimimum for 1 year # need to be present)for dependence and one for abuse to present.
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Convince them:
Without being cliche- you must tell them why using marijuana is harmful. If they do not agree with this- they will not change their behavior. Also- couseling if there are other issues.
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Both:
The major difference between hashish and marijuana is that hashish has a greater concentration of thc, the active component of both drugs. One can get as drunk on beer as one gets on whiskey, it just takes more beer.
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Yes:
Marijuana use temporarily relieves depression/anxiety and withdrawal exacerbates this. Withdrawal can take weeks to resolve. Several years ago, a study comparing daily users to a normal population found a lower incidence of depression in marijuana users suggesting a treatment of depression by marijuana. However, too many side effects and varying serum levels make it a poor choice for rx.
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